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MEK being methyl ethyl ketone If so i would not touch it witha barge poll.

Man that stuff is toxic, i hope you wear butyl gloves, respirator and numorous other PPE with that stuff. I wouldn't recommend people access it just for paint stripping.

Here is an MSDS exert for the stuff

Ingredient Formula CAS No Concentration
METHYL ETHYL KETONE (MEK) C4-H8-O 78-93-3 100%
Exposure Controls / Personal Protection
Ventilation Do not inhale vapours. Use in well ventilated areas. In poorly ventilated areas, mechanical explosion proof extraction ventilation is recommended. Flammable/explosive vapours may accumulate in poorly ventilated areas. Vapours are heavier than air and may travel some distance to an ignition source and flash back. Maintain vapour levels below the recommended exposure standard. Maintain vapour levels below the recommended exposure standard.
Exposure Standards METHYL ETHYL KETONE (MEK) ES-STEL : 300 ppm (890 mg/m3)
WES-TWA: 150 ppm (445 mg/m3)
ES-TWA: 150 ppm (445 mg/m3)
Poison Schedule S5 - Classified as a Schedule 5 (S5) Poison using the criteria in the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Drugs and Poisons (SUSDP).
PPE Wear splash-proof goggles, coveralls and butyl gloves. Where an inhalation risk exists, wear a Type A (Organic vapour) Respirator. At high vapour levels, wear an Air-line respirator.

Toxicological Information
Health Hazard Summary Moderate toxicity - irritant. This product has the potential to cause adverse health effects. Use safe work practices to avoid eye or skin contact and vapour inhalation. May increase the risk of nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy, with weakness in hands and feet) when used in combination with certain other solvents (e.g. n-hexane).
Eye Irritant. Contact may result in irritation, lacrimation, pain, redness, conjunctivitis. May result in burns with prolonged contact.
Inhalation Irritant. Over exposure may result in mucous membrane irritation of the nose and throat, coughing, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting. At high levels; breathing difficulties, dizziness, drowsiness, pulmonary oedema and unconsciousness.
Skin Irritant. Contact may result in drying and defatting of the skin, rash and dermatitis. May be absorbed through skin with toxic effects.
Ingestion Moderate toxicity. Ingestion may result in nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, fatigue, dizziness and unconsciousness. Aspiration may result in chemical pneumonitis and pulmonary oedema.
Toxicity Data METHYL ETHYL KETONE (MEK) LC50 (Inhalation): 23500 mg/kg (rat)
LD50 (Ingestion): 2737 mg/kg (rat)
LD50 (Skin): 6480 mg/kg (rabbit)